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WorksheetsUnderstanding Energy
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
The ability to do work.
motion
movement
energy
A.C. Helms
Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
True
False
Energy can be stored or transferred from place to place.
True
False
Which of the following is NOT a form of energy.
Atomic
Chemical
Electrical
Temperature
Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?
Thermal (Heat)
Light (Radiant)
Mechanical (Motion)
Celcius
A nuclear power plant is an example of ________ energy.
Sound
Mechanical
Atomic
Radiant
The food you eat is an example of __________ energy.
Atomic
Chemical
Electrical
Heat
Lightening is a form of _________ energy
Sound
Heat
Electrical
Mechanical
The warmth of a fire is an example of _________ energy.
Thermal
Nuclear
Motion
Sound
The light from a bulb is an example of ___________ energy.
Sound
Motion
Heat
Light
Any moving object is an example of this form of energy.
sound
heat
electrical
mechanical
A musical instrument being played is an example of __________ energy.
sound
chemical
light
atomic
Form of energy which can be described as lifting an object higher and giving it potential energy.
Light
Sound
Movement
Gravitational
Which form of energy is "stored" energy?
Potential
Kinetic
Which form of energy is "energy in motion?"
Potential Energy
Kinetic Energy
Which of the following is NOT a form of potential energy?
Sound
Chemical
Nuclear
Gravitational
Which of the following is NOT a form of kinetic energy?
gravitational
radiant
thermal
motion
An example of potential energy is a AA battery.
True
False
An example of kinetic energy is letting go of a rubber band that is stretched between your fingers.
True
False
An example of potential energy is a roller coaster moving down a hill.
True
False
Which is NOT an example of renewable energy?
wood
coal
solar
wind
Check all that apply of the examples of nonrenewable resources.
petroleum (oil)
Natural Gas
coal
wood
There are pros and cons to every source of energy.
True
False
Energy stored in chemicals, fossil fuels and substances which can burn.
energy
gravitational energy
chemical energy
heat energy
The energy of moving electrons which carry a charge.
energy
kinetic energy
mechanical energy
electrical energy
The energy of moving molecules.
Motion
Mechanical Energy
Light Energy
Heat Energy
Potential energy related to the gravitational field is known as ________.
kinetic energy
gravitational energy
light energy
motion
The energy of motion.
heat energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
sound energy
The only form of energy that we can actually see directly.
light
sound
heat
chemical
The energy of moving objects.
mechanical energy
potential energy
chemical energy
gravitational energy
The act or process of being moved.
heat
energy
motion
sound
Energy that comes from resources which are NOT naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.
nonrenewable energy
renewable energy
The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.
Nuclear
Sound
Thermal
Transformation of energy
Stored energy and the energy of positional gravitational energy.
renewable energy
kinetic energy
potential energy
sound energy
Energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.
nonrenewable energy
renewable energy
The movement of energy through substances in waves.
thermal energy
sound energy
heat energy
atomic energy
Heat energy/ related to the motion of atoms or molecules in a substance.
transformation of energy
thermal energy
nuclear energy
kinetic energy
The movement of energy from one form to another.
transformation of energy
Kinetic energy
Mechanical Energy
motion
A force that acts when two surfaces rub against each other.
friction
energy
radiation
vibration
The greater the mass (of an object being accelerated) the greater amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Newton's 1st Law of Motion
Newton's 2nd Law of Motion
Newton's 3rd Law of Motion
To move back and forth quickly.
vibration
A.C.Helms
wind
gravitational energy
Distance from any point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.
amplitude
wavelength
frequency
Amount of energy in a wave.
Wavelength
Frequency
Amplitude
Number of vibrations in a given amount of time. (Determines Pitch)
Frequency
Amplitude
Wavelength
Which is NOT an example of how electrical energy moves.
power plant
electrical wires
bat signals
house wires
Device that demonstrates conservation of momentum of energy using a series of swinging spheres.
Sir Isaac Newton
1st Law of Motion
Newton's Cradle
2nd Law of Motion
Dissolving sugar in water is an example of a ________ change.
Physical
Chemical
Tearing a picture out of a magazine is an example of a ______ change.
Physical
Chemical
